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NASB | Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him. |
Bible Question: I firmly believe in the existance of a Creator (God), but I am having trouble coming to conclusions about who created God/where God is from. I suppose He Is, but that is not satisfying to me. What is the answer Im looking for? |
Bible Answer: Hi Kerland, Your questions are very good. I too had the same questions. To better understand, there are a few things that need to be considered. 1. Who is the true God, and what is his name? Romans 10:13, Ezekiel 39:6, John 17:26 2. What sort of body does he have? John4:24 3. What are his outstanding qualities? Deuteronome 32:4, Job 12:13, Isaiah 40:26, 1John4:8 4. How should we worship him? Exodus 20:5,5,Psalms 115:4-8, Isaiah 42:8 5. What two ways can we learn about God? Psalm 19:1-6, Romans 1:20, Amos 3:7, 2Timothy 3:16,17 God has no beginning and no end. He has always been and will always be. He has no parents or siblings. He is. This can be hard for us to comprehend because everything that we know of has a beginning or a time put on it. This is not the case with All Mighty God because he doesn't need time. He created time. Ps. 90:2: "Before the mountains themselves were born, or you proceeded to bring forth as with labor pains the earth and the productive land, even from time indefinite to time indefinite you are God." Is that reasonable? Our minds cannot fully comprehend it. But that is not a sound reason for rejecting it. Consider examples: (1) Time. No one can point to a certain moment as the beginning of time. And it is a fact that, even though our lives end, time does not. We do not reject the idea of time because there are aspects of it that we do not fully comprehend. Rather, we regulate our lives by it. (2) Space. Astronomers find no beginning or end to space. The farther they probe into the universe, the more there is. They do not reject what the evidence shows; many refer to space as being infinite. The same principle applies to the existence of God. |